Dr. Blaine Sanford

Dr. Sanford graduated from Onsted High School in 2000. He continued his education at MSU where he received a Bachelor's degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. Dr. Sanford has been with our team at Clinton Trail Animal Hospital since July 2008 and went on to purchase the clinic in July 2011. He and his family love spending time on their farm with their two dogs, three horses, and cat.

Dr. Sue ​Griffes

Dr. Sue graduated with her Doctorate from Michigan State University in 1987. She has been practicing holistic medicine since 2009, utilizing whole food supplements, Western and Chinese herbs, and more. She started working at Clinton Trail in December 2017.

Dr. Lynn Lawitzke

Dr. Lynn graduated from Michigan State in 1982. She enjoys reading and drawing with graphite and pastels. She has two cats, Willow and Sebastian, along with two dogs, Mandy the Collie and Finn the Standard Poodle.

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Evelyn Sanford, Office Manager

Evelyn has been a part of the Clinton Trail family since July 2011 and has two Associates degrees. In 1977 she attended WCC for Dental Assisting and then more recently in 2011 she attended Jackson College to study sonography. She enjoys spending time with her cat, Domino, and working in her vegetable garden.

Warren Miller,
​Vet Assistant

Warren joined the Clinton Trail family in April of 2016. He graduated from Onsted High School in 2011 and attended Jackson College for a short time, focusing on computer networking. He loves working with animals and in his free time if he is not spending time with his wife and their two dogs and cat, he is out fishing.

Sam Dermyer,
Vet Assistant

Sam has worked as a vet assistant for 18 years. She grew up with lots of farm animals and loves working with and caring for other people’s pets. She and her husband have a dog, Chance, along with two children, whom she loves spending time with.

Pam Crowther,
Vet Assistant

Pam has been a valuable member of the Clinton Trail Animal Hospital team since April of 1992. Born and raised in Jackson, she graduated from Northwest High School in 1972. She has many four-legged kids, a Husky named Nick and five cats, Max, Hector, Charlie, Edie, and Sheldon.

Logan Crane, 
Vet Assistant

Logan became a part of the Clinton Trail family in March 2022. He graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. He enjoys coaching soccer, being a youth leader at his church, and spending time outside hammocking, hunting, and hiking. He has a white Australian Shepherd named Leia who was born with a hearing impairment.

Ashley Yargeau​,
​Vet Assistant

Ashley joined our family in August of 2020. She has always loved working with animals and hopes to go back to school to pursue a degree as a Veterinarian Tech. She, her husband, and their two children enjoy trips to Cedar Point and Great Wolf Lodge.

Trish Holifield, 
Vet Assistant

Trish became a part of the Clinton Trail family in 2021. She is a mother of 3 beautiful children and has 3 wonderful dogs, a few goats, and several other livestock. In her spare time she can be found watching her kids’ sporting events or out hunting, fishing, and camping.

Elaine Mandreger, 
Office Assistant

Elaine joined the CTAH staff in August 2018. She graduated from Northwest High School and received her Associates in Business from Jackson College. She and her husband are currently owned by their two beloved Scottie Dogs. Elaine enjoys helping improve the health of our clients’ four legged family members.

Connie Gibson, 
Office Assistant

Connie has been a part of our team since May 2007. She graduated from Vandercook Lake High School in 1996 and went on to attend Jackson College. Connie loves working with people and being able to help the next pet in need. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and animals.

Gerald Sanford, Grounds Manager

Gerald has been a part of our team at CTAH since August of 2011. He graduated from Whitmore Lake High School and attended Heritage College & Theological Seminary for some time. Gerald says, "My wife has cats, and I love my wife"